Reviews of Classic Films

Blowup

Excerpt: Some complained at the time that Antonioni’s tendency to find the same qualities in the countercultural youth and bohemians he studied in Blowup and Zabriskie Point as he did in the tepid bourgeoisie of Rome was wrongheaded and phony. But time eventually proved him right in many ways.

Faust (1926)

Excerpt: Murnau’s mastery of mood and character shines through each frame and his meticulous style begs us to freeze each composition to discover every last detail. It’s amazing to think it’s ninety years old.

Other Reviews from 2014 and earlier

Dr. Cabbie

Fear and Desire

Excerpt: I love that legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick began his career with a dud so misguided he was rumored to have tried to destroy every print in existence. In his words it was a “bumbling amateur film exercise” and he’s not wrong.

Phantasm

Poison

Excerpt: Poison pretty much injects our veins with exactly that: hate crimes, sex crimes, and crimes of passion disguised by cinematic magic into deeds without consequence outside of make-believe. Only we don’t live within artificial genres utilized for entertainment.